Maxine Wintre, Ph.D.

Dr. Maxine Wintre has been described by her students as very enthusiastic, funny, organized, knowing her material and delivering informative, clear and enjoyable lectures. She is professor of psychology at York University and conducts research on the transition from adolescence to adulthood. She has written, published, and presented at international conferences on aspects of this topic and has been the recipient of many awards and grants over the years. Among the different topics on emerging adulthood, Dr Wintre has conducted many studies on students of divorced parents vs. students from intact families and their transition to university; plus minority vs. majority students and their transition to university.